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TAILoRs TABLE. l No. 185,371. Patented Dec.1z,1a7e.

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UNITED STATES rrrcno ALBIN WARTH, STAPLETON, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN TAILORS TABLES.

' Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 185.4371, datedDecember 12, 1876; application led September 2, 1876.

To all whom it may concern:

VBe it known that I, ALBIN WARTH, of Stapleton, in the county ofRichmond and State of New York, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Tailors Tables, which improvement is fully set forth inthe following specification, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure l represents a sectional plan or top view,the table-top and package-carrier having been removed to expose theworking parts below. Fig. 2 is a sectional side view. Fig. 3 is a planof the table and package-carrier. Fig. 4 is a transverse section in theplane mv, Fig. 2.

Similar letters indicate corresponding parts.

This invention relates to certain improvements on that class of tailors7tables which I have described in my Patent N 0.149,015, dated March 24,1874.

My present improvements consist in the combination, with thepackage-carrier, of packagesupportin g chains or belts, which arestretched loosely over rollers that are connected by a belt, for thepurpose ot' facilitating the operation of unwindng the material from thepackage. With the package-supporting belts or chains and with thepackage-carrier are combined disks mounted on standards, which'areadjustable on the bottom plate of the packagecarrier, for the purpose ofconfining the packages endwise. With the table and the end gages arecombined adjustable edge gages, whereby the successive layers are easilybrought in the desired position, one on top of the other. With the tableis combined a truck drawn by a rope or chain and a reversing-gear, sothat the attendant can ride backward and forward on the side of thetable to any desired distance. This reversinggear also serves to controlthe motion of the carriage which supports the package-carrier. On thiscarriage is secured a bracket, which eX- tends across the table, andwhich forms the support for the package-carrier, so that said bracket,together with the package-carrier, can be swung round, .and easy accessis had to the package-carrier. The end gages are provided with sideflanges, and with lips catching below the table, for the purpose ofretaining the gages at right angles to the table. The rewinding-shaft isprovided with disks, which can be adjusted to the Width of the materialto be rewound.

In the drawing, the letter A designates a table, which is supported bylegs B. On one edge of this table is secured a rail, a, and below thisrail, on the door, is fastened a second rail, b. These two rails formthe guides for an upright carriage, U, which is provided with twogrooved wheels, c, that ride on the rail b, and with three rollers, d e,two of which bear on the outside and one on the inside ot' the rail a.(See Figs. l and 4.) The rollers d e are secured to a bracket, which canbe raised or lowered on a standard, CO, which forms a part ot' thecarriage U, so that said rollers can be adjusted to tables of dil'erentheights. The carriage G is moved by an endless belt or chain, D,stretched over pulleys e0 e0, which are mounted on shafts f fO,supported in standards fastened to the floor on the opposite ends of thetable. On the shaftfis mounted a worm-wheel, g, which engages with aworm mounted on a vertical shaft, i, to which a revolving motion isimparted by a belt and pulley, as will be hereafter more fullydescribed. On the upper end of the standard CO is secured a bracket, j,to which is secured the package-carrier E by means of a pivot, k, onwhich said ,packagecarrier can be turned round. This bracket is securedby a set-screw, so that the packagecarrier can be swung oli' from overthe table, and that easy access can be had to the package-carrier at alltimes. A spring-catch, l, retains the package-carrier in the desiredposition. This spring-catch is operated by a rock-shaft, m, whichextends through the ends of the carrier, and on each end of which issecured a crank, n, so that the spring-catch can be convenientlyreleased from either side of the table or package-carrier. On the bottomplate of the package-carrier are secured two standards, 0 o, by means ofset-screws p, which pass through slots g in their bottom anges, (seeFig. 3,) so that said standards can be readily adjusted at the desireddistance apart. Each of the standards forms the bearing for a pin, r,and on the inner ends 1 of thesev pins are mounted disks s, which areadjusted to bear on the ends ot' the package contained in the carrier,so as to confine the same endwise.

The ends of the package-carrier form theV bearings for four rollers, tu, two above and two below, (see Fig. 2,) and each ot' these rollers isprovided with two or more grooves, o, Fig. 3, for the reception ofchains or belts w, which form a bight for the support of the package.(See Fig. 2.) The top rollers t are connected by a belt, al, and pulleysb1, and when the end of the lpackage 4is drawn out, the package,together with the chains w, revolves slowly, the package being confinedendwise by the disks s, as previously stated, and thereby the operationo f unwinding the materia-l from the package is materially facilitated.

From one side of the package-carrier near its bottom extend twobrackets, c1, in which are secured rods d1 e1 f1, (see Fig. 2,) whichconstitute the stretching and smoothing device-the material, as the sameis drawn out of the package-carrier, being made to pass round said rodsin the manner shown in Fig. 2, so that wrinkles or creases existing inthe same are' smoothed out. 0n the top of the package-carrier, near oneof the rollers t, are two brackets, ci, which form the bearings for rodsdit cit, for guiding thematerial as the same is drawn out of thepackage-carrier.

On the table are secured gage-plates F, which are -provided with flangesF0, which bear against the edge of the table, and are provided withlips, which lap under the table, and in which are secured set-screws g1,so that by bringing the anges up against the edge of the table thegage-plates are brought in a position at right angles to the table edge,and bymeans of the set-screws said gage-plates are retained intherequired position. (See Fig. 2.) Near one edge'ofthe table is marked ascale, Fig. 3, for the purpose' of determining the distance between thegage-plates.

Each of the gage-plates is provided with a groove 71.1, for the purposeot' facilitating the operation f cutting the material, and from eachgage-'plate rise two studs, z", which serve to retain the folding andseparating plate. On the top 4iiange of each gage-plate is secured anedge gage, G, by means of a set-screw, kl, which extends through a slot,Z1. (See Fig. 3.) By means ot' these edge gages the edges of thesuccessive layers on one side` of the table can be brought to lie oneexactly' over the other, the edges on the opposite side of the pilebeing left to take care of themselves,

since, in all textile fabrics, the width of the material is notpreciselythe same throughout its entire length.

With the end gage-plates F are also combined gravit-ating dogs H, whichswing on rock-shafts m1 mounted in lugs, which rise from thegage-plates. On these rock-shafts are secured arms nl, which carryweights o1,

' so that, when the dogs' are. turned down upon a layer of the material,their teeth take a-good hold, and said layer is prevented from slippingout.

- On` the backs of these dogs are secured slotted tubes 191, so that bydrawing the material out over theseV tubes it can be conveniently cut,as hereinafter described, and then clamped down by means of the dogs.

From one end of the table extend two arms, g1, which form the bearingsfor a rewindingshaft, I. This rewinding-shaftis turned either by hando'r by a belt and pulley; and it is provided with two disks, rl, whichcan be adjusted according to the width of the material to be rewound.

In forming a pile, the end of the fabric is drawn out of thepackage-carrier and secured on the table by placing it beneath theretaining-dog of the first or nearest end gage-plate. Then the carriage@is caused to move to the second gage-plate, the fabric being drawn o utand cut by drawing a knife through the groove in the gage-plate orthrough the slotted tube in the retaining-dog, and by means of thisretaining-dog the end of the layer isl retained on the table. vIt' thefabric has a nap or a design, the carriage is moved back to the firstgageplate, the package-carrier is turned on its pivot 7c, and the secondlayer is formed in the same manner as the first, and by following thisprocess the naps or the designs of the successive layers all run in oneand the same direction, and the layers are formed in pairs,

the two layers forming each pair being placed with their correspondingsides against each other, so that the same can be conveniently cut upinto patterns for garments.

Previous to forming the fabric into a pile it is necessary to ascertainthe exact length contained in a package, since packages marked tocontain, say, fifty yards, many times contain only forty-six orforty-seven yards, and it' the gage-plates should be set at a distanceof ive yards apart, the last layer would be several yards short, and theconsequence would be that a part of the fabric would be wasted. Afterthe package has been measured oft', I rewind the material by means ofthe shaft I. Then I return. the package into the carrier, adiust thegage-plates to the required distance, and form the pile as previouslydescribed.

During the operation of measuring the fabric and of forming the pile theattendant has to be constantly on the move from one end of the table tothe other, and, since the tables used for these purposes necessarilymust be of considerable length, it is exceedingly tiresome for theattendant to walk backward and forward on the side of the table. Inorder to facilitate the work I have provided a truck, J, which isprovided with a seat for the attendant, and which moves on rails s1 s1fastened to the ioor on that side of the table opposite thecarriage C.Said truck is attached to an endless rope or'chain, t1, which receivesits motion from the same source that imparts motion to the carriage G,and the motion of the truck iscontrolled by a reversing-gear, which isfully illust-rated in Figs. l and 4 of the drawing. This reversing-gearconsists, essentially, of a shaft, a2, on which are mounted two loosepulleys, b2 c2, and an intermediate fast pulley, cl2. K is thedriving-shaft, which has its bearings in arms secured to the table A,and to which motion is imparted by means of a belt, L. On thisdriving-shaft is mounted a pulley, M, equal in width to the threepulleys b2 c2 d2, and from this pulley extend two belts, N O, round thepulleys b2, c2, or d2, the belt N being open and the belt O crossed, sothat they vimpart motion to the pulleys b2, c2, or d2, on which they maybe running in opposite directions. The position ofthe belt N iscontrolled by a belt-shipper, c2, and that ofV the belt o by abeltshipper,j'2.V The. belt-shippere2 connects, by a link, g2, with alever, h2, which is mounted on a vertical rock-shaft, i2, on which isalso mounted a lever, jz, which connects by a link, k2, with a rod, P,that is supported in brackets Z2 secured to two of the table-legs, saidrod being free to slide and to -revolve in its bearings. rlhebelt-shipper]LIZ connects, by means of a link, m2, Vertical rockshaftn2, levers o2 p2, and link g2 with a rod, Q, which is parallel to rod P,and has a sliding and rotating motion in the brackets Z2. On the shaf'ta2 is also mounted a pulley, b3, from which extends a belt, c3, round apulley, d3, mounted on the shaft z', which carries the worm that servesto impart motion to the shaft j', which carries the drums or wheels forthe endless ropes or chains D t1, which impart motion to the carriage Oand to the truck I.

To the under surface of the table A is secured a plate,'R, with twocam-slots,1^2 s2, which engage with pins t2 u2 extending from sleeves,which are secured on the rods P Q by means of set-screws. On these rodsare also secured latches y2 z2, and from the truck J rises a standard,a3, which acts on said latches, The latches are attached to the clampingdevices, which form their connection with the rods P Q in such a mannerthat they-the latches-are rigid in one and yielding` in the oppositedirection.

In Fig. l ofthe drawing the crossed belt O runs on the fast pulley cl2,and the truck J moves in the direction of the arrow marked on it. Whenthe standard a3 of the truck strikes the latch z2 on the rod Q, said rodis caused to slide in its bearings, the rock-shaft n2 is caused tooscillate, and the belt-shipper f2 is moved so as to throw the beltOfrom the fast pulley d2 on the loose pulley c2, and the motion of thetruck stops. Before the motion of the truck stops, however, the pin u2has reached the cam-shaped end of the slot s2, and thereby the latch z2on the rod Q is turned up so that the same clears the standard of thetruck. This arrangement is desirable in order to prevent-the truck fromcatching up against the latch z2 before the motion of the chain or ropecarrying said truck has entirely ceased. `In order to reverse the motionof the truck the rod P is pushed out in the direction of the arrowmarked near it in Fig.`l, whereby the belt N is thrown on the fastpulleyd2. By means of the latch y2 the motion of the truck is again stoppedautomatically, and its motion is reversed by sliding the rod Q in theproper direction. 1

It will be seen from this description that, in the example shown in thedrawing, the operation of reversing the motion of the truck is eected bymoving the rods P and Q in the proper direction by hand, but, ifdesired, two additional latches may be applied, one to each of the rodsP and Q, for the purpose of reversing the'motionof the truckautomatically. As the speed with which lthe truck moves on tsrailsisprecisely the same as that of the' package-carriage, the attendant fromhis seat on the truck is enabled to examine the material as the same'isdrawn lout of the packagecarrier. He' can smooth down wrinkles, see

that the several layers be brought inthe proper position, out thematerial at the'propcr time, and control the motion of thepackagecarriage by means of the same controls the motion of the truck.

When the fabric in the package-carrier is made up .in a folded package,the chains or belts w and their guide-rollers are dispensed with, thepackage is placed directly upon the bottom of the package-carrier, and aquantity of the fabric sufficient to form a layer of the pile is drawnoff or unfolded before the package-carrier is set in motion. 'Whenrollerpackages are used, the chains or belts w are of importance, and bygearing their upper guide-rollers together the package is turned overregularly to its last end, and the danger is avoided that the packagemay rise up to the top of the package-carrier and catch between theguide-rods d* et. The truck J may also be used for moving packages,bundles, or other articles from one end of the table to the other.

What l claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination, with the package-carrier E, of package-supportingchains or belts, passing over rollers u t, and forming a bight for thesupport of the package, substantially as shown and described.

2.I The combination, with the package-carrier E, package-supportingchains or belts 'w and rollers u t, of pulleys bl, and a belt, al,substantially as described, whereby a uniformmotion is imparted to thepackage-supporting chains or belts, and the unwinding of the package isfacilitated.

3. The combination, with the package-carrier E and thepackage-supporting chains or belts w, of standards o, Which carry diskss, and which can be adjusted according to the gear which v Width of thepackage, said disks serving to confine the package endwise during theoperation of unwinding, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination, with the carriage C, bracket j, and package-carrierE, of a rockshaift, on, extending through the ends of thepackage-carrier, and the spring catch l, Whereby said catch may bcoperated fromV either side, substantially as set forth.

5. The combination, With the table A, package-carrier E, and end gagesF, of the adjustable edge gages G, secured to the anges of the endgages, and serving to guide the edges of the several layers,substantially as described.

6. The combination, with the table A, package-carrier E, of the endgages F, having flanges F0, provided with lips catching beneath thetable, and the slotted edge gages secured to the flanges FO ofthe endgages, as and for the purpose described.

7. The combination, with the table A, and with the carriageWhich-supports the package-carrier, of a reversing-gear, substantiallysuch as herein described, whereby the motion of the carriage can becontrolled by the attendant. l

8. The combination, with the table A, carriage G, and package-carrier E,of a truck, J, moving by mechanism on rails along one side of the table,substantially as and for the purpose setforth.

9. The combination, with the table A, carriage C, package-carrier E, andtruck J, of a reversing-gear, substantially as herein described, forcontrolling the motion of the truck and of the carriage.

10. The combination, With the table A and truck J, having standard a3,of sliding rods P Q, latches y2 y2, belt-shippers e2 f2, belts N. O,pulleys b2 c2 d2, and mechanism connecting the rods and shippers, allconstructed and operating substantially as shown and described.

l1. 'Ihe combination, with the table A, truck J, having standard a3,sliding rods P Q, latches y2 y2, belt-shippers e2 f2, and mechanismconnecting the rods and shippers, of a plate, R, with cam-stops r2 s2,which engage with pins t2 u2 extending from the sliding rods .P Q,substantially as and for the object set In testimony that I claim theforegoing If have hereunto set my hand this 30th day of August, 1876.

ALBIN WARTH. Witnesses:

W. HAUFF, E. F. KASTENHUBER.

